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in self-defense. that would immediately take self-defense measures on the part of the military, likely strike something in north korea. we have done extensive planning as an alliance to say look at different scenarios and say beyond that initial defense move, what are the options for deescalating? what are the options for reestablishing deterrents and so forth? and how would we act together, u.s. and south korea as allies? so i think there's a lot more thinking that's gone into that. and so forth. but my worry is this is, you know, on the north korean side you have tim jung-un who is a very, young, inexperienced leader. the question is will he know when to stop? his father, his grandfather knew how to walk up to the line but stop short of war. the question is, will he know how to do this? or will he miscalculate because if he goes up the escalation ladder because of the geography, because of the tens of thousands of or tillry that are aimed at seoul, the first hour of a full-out conflict would be very
in self-defense. that would immediately take self-defense measures on the part of the military, likely strike something in north korea. we have done extensive planning as an alliance to say look at different scenarios and say beyond that initial defense move, what are the options for deescalating? what are the options for reestablishing deterrents and so forth? and how would we act together, u.s. and south korea as allies? so i think there's a lot more thinking that's gone into that. and so...
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self-defense force pilots took to the air more than 300 times in the past year to respond to chinese activity, surpassing the number for russian planes for the first time. defense ministry officials say pilots made emergency take-offs against foreign aircraft approaching japanese air space 567 times from april 2012 to the end of march of this year. that's a 20-year high. the number of scrambles against chinese planes almost doubled from the previous fiscal year. they increased sharply after last september following the japanese government's move to nationalize the senkaku islands. a chinese government plane flew close to the islands last year, the first intrusion into japanese airspace since the sdf began keeping records. >> translator: at this point, i don't think china would make approaches that would turn into military conflicts with japan. >> but a former air self-defense force commander also says if japan softens its stance on territorial protection, china could become increasingly active. >>> south korean president park says enough is enough. she says it's time to stop the prac
self-defense force pilots took to the air more than 300 times in the past year to respond to chinese activity, surpassing the number for russian planes for the first time. defense ministry officials say pilots made emergency take-offs against foreign aircraft approaching japanese air space 567 times from april 2012 to the end of march of this year. that's a 20-year high. the number of scrambles against chinese planes almost doubled from the previous fiscal year. they increased sharply after...
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it is a symbolic gesture of america's current defense strategy. nhk world, singapore. >>> chinese government officials have accused japan of make trouble over islands in the sea. they refer to territory disputes involving other nations in the asia pacific region. japan is the only country singled out by name. the report says the military must protect china's sovereignty and marine interest. they will develop their ability to carry out mobile operations. chinese warships patrol waters near the senkaku islands on wednesday as part of an exercise. the document is the first defense white paper since president took office last month. he's a security analyst. he gave us his take on where china's military policy is headed. >> it reflects the new leaders idea of course so they change the structure of contents completely. the feature of the paper must be specific. they criticize japan is making trouble on the issue of senkaku islands and also criticizing the united states to adjust their policy in the asia-pacific. they introduced the army structure in the
it is a symbolic gesture of america's current defense strategy. nhk world, singapore. >>> chinese government officials have accused japan of make trouble over islands in the sea. they refer to territory disputes involving other nations in the asia pacific region. japan is the only country singled out by name. the report says the military must protect china's sovereignty and marine interest. they will develop their ability to carry out mobile operations. chinese warships patrol waters...
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your portfolio if you're managing it yourself or if you do have a portfolio manager, look to manage it defensively. by that, either have a ladder portfolio so you can reinvest as rates go up, or, have a short duration where you have -- >> okay. >> set et et cetera to keep your maturity short. >> i want to squeeze in a tax question. we hear that the obama administration may want to put a cap on the tax exemption. is that another reason to clean up your portfolio now rather than wait? >> well, i don't know that it's another reason to clean up your portfolio, but it's certainly something to keep on the radar screen. you know, obviously, with everything that's going on in washington, everything is on the table. and with each one that comes out, there's a proposal that there would be a 28% cap on deductions so no one would be lower than the 28% tax bracket. that means you couldn't have all tax-free income that would put you in no tax bracket. in essence, that would be a tax on municipal bonds. mayors and governors are fighting this very, very aggressively. and each time they seem to get it out of the b
your portfolio if you're managing it yourself or if you do have a portfolio manager, look to manage it defensively. by that, either have a ladder portfolio so you can reinvest as rates go up, or, have a short duration where you have -- >> okay. >> set et et cetera to keep your maturity short. >> i want to squeeze in a tax question. we hear that the obama administration may want to put a cap on the tax exemption. is that another reason to clean up your portfolio now rather than...
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defense secretary has announced an arms deal that will strengthen israel's military edge in the middle east. chuck hagel says a package will include transport aircraft and an advanced radar system. he met with the his israeli counterpart. he said israel will buy the b22 osprey plane. israel will also buy an aerial refueling jet. the aircraft would make it easier to conduct long distance raids on iran. israeli leaders have threatened military action to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons. hagel said there's still time for can diplomacy and sanctions. but the arms sale will increase israel's long-range capabilities. he's already enacted the first two. now he's focusing on the third. we are joined from the business desk. gross strategy, doesn't sound like an easy task considering the state of japan's finances. >> japan has massive debt. when talking about growth the question is raise what had is the government going to do with the money that it owes. they will first work on the primary balance. as they aim to turn its primary balance deficit into a surplus by 2020, prime minister ab
defense secretary has announced an arms deal that will strengthen israel's military edge in the middle east. chuck hagel says a package will include transport aircraft and an advanced radar system. he met with the his israeli counterpart. he said israel will buy the b22 osprey plane. israel will also buy an aerial refueling jet. the aircraft would make it easier to conduct long distance raids on iran. israeli leaders have threatened military action to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons....
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there was a mixup in the defense. stuttgart extended its lead. >> this defeat leaves them off the pace for a top-four finish and mired in the fight for europe league football next season. two golf now, and adam scott put in the performance of a lifetime to win the masters tournament. rex he overcame argentina -- >> he overcame argentina's angel cabrera to become the first australian to ever win the green jacket. >> it is much more than a green jacket. it is a trophy like no other. it is keeping adam scott warm. after an epic playoff, he became the first australian ever to win the masters. he was made to work hard for it by argentinian angel cabrera. they had both finished on 9 underpar, leading to a tense head-to-head playoff. on the second playoff hole, scott held his nerve and nailed the decisive putt. the battle was a fitting way to earn an historic victory. >> and the celebrated british conductor colin davis has died at the age of 85. >> davis was internationally renowned for his interpretations of mozart, site al
there was a mixup in the defense. stuttgart extended its lead. >> this defeat leaves them off the pace for a top-four finish and mired in the fight for europe league football next season. two golf now, and adam scott put in the performance of a lifetime to win the masters tournament. rex he overcame argentina -- >> he overcame argentina's angel cabrera to become the first australian to ever win the green jacket. >> it is much more than a green jacket. it is a trophy like no...
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a gentleman being prosecuted by the department of defense, correct? >> not the department of justice. record can be clear, jn is a former republican in the house serving in the obama administration. this is a military procedure in terms of the trial of this gentleman and i want to make sure the record is clear -- the gentleman is a great member and it's not something that department justice's handling. >> i appreciate that. the only reason i bring it up is that it was in this interview that i'm not an attorney and i don't run the justice department, but we are told the purple heart award would have a profound effect on the ability to conduct a fair trial. secretary of the the army implies the justice department has some involvement here. that's what i'm asking. if your answer is no, we can certainly move on. >> as far as i know, the decision to award purple hearts was not influenced by anything the justice department said. to the extent we have had interaction with the defense department, i will relay that to you, but but the congressman has said is c
a gentleman being prosecuted by the department of defense, correct? >> not the department of justice. record can be clear, jn is a former republican in the house serving in the obama administration. this is a military procedure in terms of the trial of this gentleman and i want to make sure the record is clear -- the gentleman is a great member and it's not something that department justice's handling. >> i appreciate that. the only reason i bring it up is that it was in this...
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about or cars beyond that, they were taking up the defensive position and behind the back left bumper and pistol drawn and down on his knee and then -- the officer is going to have to move. i figured that was going to be the case. the other officers had out their shotguns as well as others had ar 15s and had them up and did not have the necessary defense positions because they were still moving forward trying to assess the situation. you were jogging a throng point where they were taking in what's going on. i would say about seven or prove officers spun around and saw that the running of cameras and reporters was coming. they pushed it back because they appeared it was a threatening situation. they had their weapon pull and must be something threatening. they asked us to back off and i stopped. just like the officer following his model. another officer came and said you will have to go back and move back. then they asked us to take a position where they had to lay down. i'm not sure why that was. i am looking at two snipers who took positions. they are not aiming rifles at this point.
about or cars beyond that, they were taking up the defensive position and behind the back left bumper and pistol drawn and down on his knee and then -- the officer is going to have to move. i figured that was going to be the case. the other officers had out their shotguns as well as others had ar 15s and had them up and did not have the necessary defense positions because they were still moving forward trying to assess the situation. you were jogging a throng point where they were taking in...
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korean has switched from a pro-defense to an active deterrent strategy. that means if they have imminent signs of attack, they will pre-empt. defense officials point out that is more likely to be in a strategic threat rather than tactical. so that means, if they feel they are about to get hit with some artillery in a west sea island, they are not likely to initiate this, instead absorb it and then respond. what they are talking about is more a situation where if they see a missile, they think it is nuclear armed, it is at a time of hostility, it could be an imminent attack on south korea, then according to the new strategy, they would take out that missile. that requires perfect intelligence, and you can never tell what kind of warhead is on a missile. if the situation is now at even a higher tension right now and they observe missiles or scud missiles would they take those out? we don't know. my time is up but i would just lay a marker for during the q and a's the recent d.i.a. of the current nuclear war capabilities, as well as senator kerry's trip, whi
korean has switched from a pro-defense to an active deterrent strategy. that means if they have imminent signs of attack, they will pre-empt. defense officials point out that is more likely to be in a strategic threat rather than tactical. so that means, if they feel they are about to get hit with some artillery in a west sea island, they are not likely to initiate this, instead absorb it and then respond. what they are talking about is more a situation where if they see a missile, they think...
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at a point to defense system but you can't have it forward. wouldn't probably reach all the way but it would help. >> give any evidence or is not clear or is it, where are we in this scenario as to whether assad is actually used chemical weapons or not? >> just before you came in, the question came up and i think you have a direct or clapper and he may have to take you to a closed session to answer that question. we have seen open-source reporting. we are eager for the u.n. to get in there and do the analysis, but i can't say more than that in this session. >> and it seems to me that since the president of the united states has made clear this is a red line, but that would be just about the last act that he might perform in order to avert his overthrow. and by the way, i know you're concerned, general, about the withdrawal of bashar al-assad to area along the coast, largely alawite connected hezbollah. that's one of the scenarios as this drags out that really seems to me significant concern. are you worried about that scenario as well? >> i ac
at a point to defense system but you can't have it forward. wouldn't probably reach all the way but it would help. >> give any evidence or is not clear or is it, where are we in this scenario as to whether assad is actually used chemical weapons or not? >> just before you came in, the question came up and i think you have a direct or clapper and he may have to take you to a closed session to answer that question. we have seen open-source reporting. we are eager for the u.n. to get...
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all of these factors play significant demands on the defense intelligence agency and the entire defense enterprise. as stated above i believe the most -- threat of cyberattacks through the daily occurrences of threats or damaging a variety of levels and not only persistent and dangerous but likely have serious damage to our national security is very real. potential adversaries are increasingly more capable of conducting cyberoperations. cyberattacks remain an important and increasing transnational threat to the security of the united states with state actors such as china russia iran and north korea integrating theselii io thei intelligence gathering methods and warfare doctrine. malicious actors including terrorist organizations have also demonstrated awillingness and capability of cyberset means to attack u.s. interests. one final point with regard to cyberattacks that we need to keep in mind. behind these attacks are human beings and some are nonstate individuals, some are state sponsored network studies with increasing capabilities and harmful intentions to do damage to our national
all of these factors play significant demands on the defense intelligence agency and the entire defense enterprise. as stated above i believe the most -- threat of cyberattacks through the daily occurrences of threats or damaging a variety of levels and not only persistent and dangerous but likely have serious damage to our national security is very real. potential adversaries are increasingly more capable of conducting cyberoperations. cyberattacks remain an important and increasing...
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i borrowed into this program as a way to write about the overall challenges of trimming the defense program. this program is singular in terms of its costs and the way as i write in d, the piece, the attribute may not bawl of the missiles and stealth technology and the ability to fight supersonic speed. it may be the way it is designed to avoid budget cutters in washington. on re on sunday at 8:00 c-span's "q&a." >> at a senate hearing to discuss the immigration bill this week. homeland security janet napolitano was scheduled to testify but was unable to do due to the ongoing investigation there. a member of the u.s. commission on civil rights as well as former c.b.o. director testified and discussed concerns and the benefits in the legislation. his is an hour and 40 minutes. >> the committee can come to order please. . apologize for the delay as you know there is a great .elay going on in massachusetts i hope everybody can well understand why the secretary napolitano will not be here. testimony. dule her -- hopefully senator feinstein won't mind me mentioning but she was saying and i agree
i borrowed into this program as a way to write about the overall challenges of trimming the defense program. this program is singular in terms of its costs and the way as i write in d, the piece, the attribute may not bawl of the missiles and stealth technology and the ability to fight supersonic speed. it may be the way it is designed to avoid budget cutters in washington. on re on sunday at 8:00 c-span's "q&a." >> at a senate hearing to discuss the immigration bill this...
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during out of funding shows a lack of commitment to the idea of self-defense. this is a huge signal to terrorists around the world if we will not harm our pilots. i think we have one training facility in new mexico where the pilots are trained. , the pilots complained about the costs and expenses and the time away. we have got training facilities for police man in every state. i do not see any reason we could not cooperate and make it a lot cheaper. i am for saving money. i do not mind saving money. we have all kinds of costs and training facilities for police officers and state troopers. it should not be done in one place. let them learn how to do it and have it done. there's no reason why you can't have local training. i would also take military officers who have had extensive training and i would exempt them from half of the program so they can save time and expenses on getting it done. i think idea of deterrence cannot be measured. you can't measure how important it is to have deterrence. i think a lot of us would argue that having pilots armed is a great d
during out of funding shows a lack of commitment to the idea of self-defense. this is a huge signal to terrorists around the world if we will not harm our pilots. i think we have one training facility in new mexico where the pilots are trained. , the pilots complained about the costs and expenses and the time away. we have got training facilities for police man in every state. i do not see any reason we could not cooperate and make it a lot cheaper. i am for saving money. i do not mind saving...
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we have turned over the intelligence gathering system to criminal defense lawyers and the accused. we have been using enemy combatant information to fight the war on terror for a decade. we've held people as enemy combatants associated with al-qaida and the taliban over decades, including american citizens and we got a loot of good information. what they are telling me doesn't add up. jenna: we'll look for more clarify indication on that as well, senator. we appreciate your thoughts on it. i want to make it clear not viewers the hearing you're in is really supposed to be about immigration. this has come up the boston terror attack because some have raised questions about what it means as to who we are hraoeti letting in the country. dzhokhar the tkurpbt suspect is an american citizen. what do we do about people inside the country, american citizens like you and me who may be a threat, how do we find them and what do we do when we do find them? >> let me tell you what we've done for decades. any time an american citizen joins forces with enemies of the nation they can be held and pr
we have turned over the intelligence gathering system to criminal defense lawyers and the accused. we have been using enemy combatant information to fight the war on terror for a decade. we've held people as enemy combatants associated with al-qaida and the taliban over decades, including american citizens and we got a loot of good information. what they are telling me doesn't add up. jenna: we'll look for more clarify indication on that as well, senator. we appreciate your thoughts on it. i...
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the defense intelligence agency says alarms went off tuesday at a mail facility at bowling air base indicating the possible presence of dangerous toxins. tests found no specific packages, but they are taking more samples. so, while questions about information sharing in boston and the head scratching turn of events in mississippi are two separate stories, they don't do much to bolster the sense of intelligence improvements in post 9/11 america. >>> let's move to the biggest campaign news of the week. yesterday should have been a high five day for the republican party in its quest to pick up the six senate seats they need to win the majority in 2014. max baucus announced unexpectedly he's retiring, giving republicans a prime pick-up opportunity in a state where obama won just 42% of the vote in 2012 and if republicans are going to put the senate in play in 2014, their path goes through the midwest and mountain west region where -- make republican shots on payer of a hat trick look pretty good. but republicans have to win a minimum of two of those three seats to be in the game for the majority a
the defense intelligence agency says alarms went off tuesday at a mail facility at bowling air base indicating the possible presence of dangerous toxins. tests found no specific packages, but they are taking more samples. so, while questions about information sharing in boston and the head scratching turn of events in mississippi are two separate stories, they don't do much to bolster the sense of intelligence improvements in post 9/11 america. >>> let's move to the biggest campaign...
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justur own defense, we could not believe anybody would believe those allegations. let me be very clear. absolutely not true. >> i appreciate that. let's shift gears. i am concerned about this purpose -- prison of interest. he iseptedeek. i undetand he has clear of any wroinlvem in boston. he being deported due to national security concerns. this gentleman is here. he was at the scene along with many other people when the blast happened. three boston detectives see this guy moving quickly out of the crowd. as they are watching him, he seems to be moving very deliberately, which could be a natural thing after a bombing. takingop him and end up it in -- taken him into the hospital. we are asking average americans to help id and assist law enforcement. if you see something, say something. we have somebody being deported due to national security concerns. i am assuming he has a link to terror. he is at the scene and he could possibly i.d. the bomber just like we are asking every other american who is on the scene to provide your pitchers and help us identify. everybody,
justur own defense, we could not believe anybody would believe those allegations. let me be very clear. absolutely not true. >> i appreciate that. let's shift gears. i am concerned about this purpose -- prison of interest. he iseptedeek. i undetand he has clear of any wroinlvem in boston. he being deported due to national security concerns. this gentleman is here. he was at the scene along with many other people when the blast happened. three boston detectives see this guy moving quickly...
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it's his first mideast visit as defense secretary. he will talk about serious civil war and the nuclear program. he will talk about u.s. arms deal with israel. this morning israel and the u.s. are both focused on preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon. and john kerry is wrapping up a trip to istanbul. to push ahead with mideast peace efforts. he also announced a new $100 million aid package that will assist fighters. secretary kerry says the additional money will double the nonlethal assistance to syrian opposition. it will increase aid. secretary kerry says the situation in syria is at a critical moment and the bloodshed needs to stop. the united nations estimates the fighting killed more than 70,000 people and they are asking the syrian president to step down. >>> more than a decade after the september 11 attack on the world trade . crews started sifting through the debris at the beginning of the month. since then, more than two dozen human remains have been found. more than 2700 people died at the world trade center on septe
it's his first mideast visit as defense secretary. he will talk about serious civil war and the nuclear program. he will talk about u.s. arms deal with israel. this morning israel and the u.s. are both focused on preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon. and john kerry is wrapping up a trip to istanbul. to push ahead with mideast peace efforts. he also announced a new $100 million aid package that will assist fighters. secretary kerry says the additional money will double the nonlethal...
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whether it's missile defense, on dome or rocket defense, the different weapons systems that we are assisting them with, our military to military relationship, i'm going to be in israel in a few days. our interests are very clear and common and so i would answer your question, that way i think the israelis know that and we know that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. there are a lot of red lines out here and i'm just saying, this when we issue these red lines, the judgment call is that if there's a problem, we're going to act and obviously we have to do that diplomacy first but in reality we need to have the military capability to sustain some sort of operation if we start it. >> we have the military capability and we have the ability to provide the president what's required to protect the interests of this country and our allies. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> ms. granger. >> thank you. i have two questions and the first one is to general dempsey. we're talking about relationships. would you bring us up to date on the state of our relationship, military to military, with egypt and how important is
whether it's missile defense, on dome or rocket defense, the different weapons systems that we are assisting them with, our military to military relationship, i'm going to be in israel in a few days. our interests are very clear and common and so i would answer your question, that way i think the israelis know that and we know that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. there are a lot of red lines out here and i'm just saying, this when we issue these red lines, the judgment call is that if...
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programsand il defense is an essential component of securing the interest of the country. i certainly would never sign off on any budget that would lessen that ability to fulfill that commitment to the country. i speak for the chairman and every leader in the pentagon, so it is my sense that it does purport with our requirements, add anything? >> happy to have someone give you a lay down of the lay of the land, what we've done this year and why and where it's going. i'alo sy ballistic missile e is an in.stment it's also -- it can get to be extraordinarily expensive, and so what we have to do is balance defense and offense. i often use the phrase that at some point, you have to stop worrying about the arrow and start worrying about the archer, and i suggest to the potential adversaries we have not forgotten, that we also have capabilities to deal with the archer. >> thank you. i look forward 20 that ongoing discussion, and i would think all three of you for being here, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator cruz. relative to the facilities overseas that are being cl
programsand il defense is an essential component of securing the interest of the country. i certainly would never sign off on any budget that would lessen that ability to fulfill that commitment to the country. i speak for the chairman and every leader in the pentagon, so it is my sense that it does purport with our requirements, add anything? >> happy to have someone give you a lay down of the lay of the land, what we've done this year and why and where it's going. i'alo sy ballistic...
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for a magnitude 8, you know maybe an 8.3, and they got a 9, 9.1 and it just overwhelmed their coastal defenses. people were washed off the tops of the three story buildings. >>the tohoku quake killed more than 15,000 people. it turned buildings to rubble -- leveled entire villages and triggered tsunamis nearly 50 feet high. bill steele is the coordinator for the pacific northwest seismograph network at the university of washington in seattle.
for a magnitude 8, you know maybe an 8.3, and they got a 9, 9.1 and it just overwhelmed their coastal defenses. people were washed off the tops of the three story buildings. >>the tohoku quake killed more than 15,000 people. it turned buildings to rubble -- leveled entire villages and triggered tsunamis nearly 50 feet high. bill steele is the coordinator for the pacific northwest seismograph network at the university of washington in seattle.
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taiwan's defense troops are carrying out their first live-fire military drill since 2008. it's part of annual land, sea and air exercises simulating attacks by china. about 7,600 soldiers took part in the live ammo drill on penghu island in the taiwan strait, the exercises are to run through friday. the drill is based on a scenario of an attempt by china's army to invade taiwan. a rocket launch system was tested to make it combat ready. >> translator: china has focused on a drastic military build-up in line with its economic growth. taiwan's military must boost its combat readiness in the face of any possible threat. >> since taking office in 2008, taiwan's president ma ying-jeou has worked to improve ties with china and refrain from holding live-fire drills, but he's now insisting on improving taiwan's defensibility for a possible threat. china's president xi jinping has called on taiwan to engage in political dialogue, but ma is unlikely to agree for the time being. >>> aen san suu kyi has spent the past several days in japan laying out her vision for her country's futur
taiwan's defense troops are carrying out their first live-fire military drill since 2008. it's part of annual land, sea and air exercises simulating attacks by china. about 7,600 soldiers took part in the live ammo drill on penghu island in the taiwan strait, the exercises are to run through friday. the drill is based on a scenario of an attempt by china's army to invade taiwan. a rocket launch system was tested to make it combat ready. >> translator: china has focused on a drastic...
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lawmakers according to him to be deprived of his right to a defense. after ten months being holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy the world's top. tells r.t. why the u.k. is spending millions on watching his every move. bahrain authorities start from opposition attempts to disrupt a controversial formula one racing me down to rallies and clashes with police. and a half of one ton of detainees and now one hunger strike some going to the death to escape detention. so i welcome you watching r.t. coming to you live from moscow. the surviving suspect in last week's terror bombings in boston is reportedly conscious and.
lawmakers according to him to be deprived of his right to a defense. after ten months being holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy the world's top. tells r.t. why the u.k. is spending millions on watching his every move. bahrain authorities start from opposition attempts to disrupt a controversial formula one racing me down to rallies and clashes with police. and a half of one ton of detainees and now one hunger strike some going to the death to escape detention. so i welcome you watching r.t....
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across the chinese defense concerns i'm joined by and you'll group in washington he is a professor of strategy and globalization at the university of maryland and also in washington we have matthew skew venza he is an associate editor of the china channel at the atlantic and in boston we cross to john walsh he is a contributor to counterpunch and antiwar dot com as well as a founding member of come home america right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want john if i go to you first in boston do you think that the chinese feel like this is a policy of containment we had containment during the cold war of the soviet union we have containment of iran now so china's next well i think there's little doubt about that because the united states secretary john kerry secretary of state says and others say that we the united states is sending sixty percent of a vast military armada to to the to the east asia the western pacific now they say the excuse given is there's more economic activity there so the u.s. needs to send troops. well down the street here
across the chinese defense concerns i'm joined by and you'll group in washington he is a professor of strategy and globalization at the university of maryland and also in washington we have matthew skew venza he is an associate editor of the china channel at the atlantic and in boston we cross to john walsh he is a contributor to counterpunch and antiwar dot com as well as a founding member of come home america right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you...
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i borrowed into this program is a way to write about the overall challenges of trimming the defense budget. this program is in sularecause , delays, and the weight has been structured. -- weight has been structured. it's most defensive effective attribute may not be all of its radars and since ours -- sensors and missiles. it may well be the way it's been designed to evade budget cutters in washington. sunday at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> earlier today postmaster general donahoe spoke at the national press club, speaking about postal reform ahe saturday delivery. here's what he had to say. >> congress faces a simple choice. give the organization the flexibility to operate more effectively. in case you're wondering what that cost might be, the cost of ,ropping up our broken model including resolving all the debts and the false we currently can't afford to pay, might be in the neighborhood of $58 billion trade that's just through 2017. it would be completely unnecessary. it may shock you to learn that the postal service could be profitable today, and in the long-term future. we just need to oper
i borrowed into this program is a way to write about the overall challenges of trimming the defense budget. this program is in sularecause , delays, and the weight has been structured. -- weight has been structured. it's most defensive effective attribute may not be all of its radars and since ours -- sensors and missiles. it may well be the way it's been designed to evade budget cutters in washington. sunday at 8:00 on c-span q&a. >> earlier today postmaster general donahoe spoke at...
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lawmakers according to him to be deprived of his right to a defense. after ten months being holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy the world's top whistleblower julian assange tells the u.k. is spending millions on watching his every move. to disrupt a controversial formula one race all of it anti-government rallies the clashes with police. the guantanamo bay detainees and now one hunger strike some going to the edge of death to escape detention limbo. it's a pleasure to have you with us here today. live in moscow with your world wide. the surviving suspect.
lawmakers according to him to be deprived of his right to a defense. after ten months being holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy the world's top whistleblower julian assange tells the u.k. is spending millions on watching his every move. to disrupt a controversial formula one race all of it anti-government rallies the clashes with police. the guantanamo bay detainees and now one hunger strike some going to the edge of death to escape detention limbo. it's a pleasure to have you with us here...
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we have to d what's best for our defense and our allies' defense and do what ronald reagan said. we should have peace through strength, not peace through weakness. peace through strength. lou: the north keans have at least two missiles for launch, estimated to be, by all counts, and of course, you're far better briefed on this than the people but by all accounts a ran of at least 2600 miles. how concerned are you that they will, indeed, be launched and what should be the u.s. response? >> well, fortunately, we do have some good theater missile defenses in place today, missile destroyers that we already had and we beefed that up. japanese had some with our help and they're deploying that and we have some inter continental ballistic missile interceptors, lou, in both california and alaska so i feel good about what we are doing today. the long term i'm more concerned about because the president is advocating slashing our missile defense budget by half a billion dollars and i think that that's the wrong direction to go in, given the threats that are out there. but i feel good what we
we have to d what's best for our defense and our allies' defense and do what ronald reagan said. we should have peace through strength, not peace through weakness. peace through strength. lou: the north keans have at least two missiles for launch, estimated to be, by all counts, and of course, you're far better briefed on this than the people but by all accounts a ran of at least 2600 miles. how concerned are you that they will, indeed, be launched and what should be the u.s. response? >>...
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across the chinese defense concerns i'm joined by neil gupta in washington he is a professor of strategy and globalization at the university of maryland and in c. ard also in washington we have matthew venza he is an associate editor of the china channel at the atlantic and in boston we cross to john walsh he is a contributor to counterpunch and antiwar dot com as well as a founding member of come home america right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want john if i go to you first in boston do you think that the chinese feel like this is a policy of containment we had containment during the cold war of the soviet union we have containment of iran now so china's next well i think there's little doubt about that because the united states secretary john kerry secretary of state says and others say that we the united states is sending sixty percent of the vast military armada to to the to the east asia the western pacific now they say the excuse given is there's more economic activity there so the u.s. needs to send troops. well down the street here th
across the chinese defense concerns i'm joined by neil gupta in washington he is a professor of strategy and globalization at the university of maryland and in c. ard also in washington we have matthew venza he is an associate editor of the china channel at the atlantic and in boston we cross to john walsh he is a contributor to counterpunch and antiwar dot com as well as a founding member of come home america right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want...
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repurposing those lands from national defense to environmental defense. and i believe it is probably the most accessful base conversion in the united states. if you haven't been to the presidio, i think you should try and make that. if you're from out of town, it's a spectacular transition there. so, these golden gate national parks that i happen to be the superintendent of has now become after 40 years the second most visited national park in our country. we get 14 million people a year that come to our parks. it has spectacular coastline, includes muir wood, alcatraz, we get to tell the stories, stories about essentially what you and your predecessors did this this area. our headquarters, fort mason, was the fisherman's wharf area was the port of embarkation for the wars in the pacific. just this week we brought in a world war ii 16-inch bottle ship gun to the marine head lands to put it up at battery townsly which would have been the pinnacle of coastal artillery in world war ii. so, we now have a canon or artillery collection that spans in our park th
repurposing those lands from national defense to environmental defense. and i believe it is probably the most accessful base conversion in the united states. if you haven't been to the presidio, i think you should try and make that. if you're from out of town, it's a spectacular transition there. so, these golden gate national parks that i happen to be the superintendent of has now become after 40 years the second most visited national park in our country. we get 14 million people a year that...
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we have to do what's best for our defense and our allies' defense and do what ronald rean said. we should have peace through strength, not peace through weakness. peace through strength. lou: the north koreans have at least two missiles for launch, estimated to be, by all counts, and of course, yu're far better briefed on this than the people but by all accounts a range of at least 00 miles. how concerned are you that they will, indeed, be launched and what should be the u.s. response? >> well, fortunately, we do have some good theater missile defenses in place today, missile destroyers that we already had and we beefed that up. japanese had some with our help and they're deploying that and we have some inter continental ballistic missile interceptors, lou, in both california and alaska so i feel good about what we are doing today. the long term i'm more concerned about because the president is advocating slashing our missile defense budget by half a billion dolls and i think that that's the wrong direction to go in, given the threats that are out there. but i feel good what we
we have to do what's best for our defense and our allies' defense and do what ronald rean said. we should have peace through strength, not peace through weakness. peace through strength. lou: the north koreans have at least two missiles for launch, estimated to be, by all counts, and of course, yu're far better briefed on this than the people but by all accounts a range of at least 00 miles. how concerned are you that they will, indeed, be launched and what should be the u.s. response? >>...
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lawmakers according to him to be deprived of his right to a defense. after ten months being holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy the world's top. tell us why the u.k. is spending millions on watching his every move. and authorities starfall opposition attempts to disrupt a controversial film no one writes to me and rallies and clashes with police. and call from guantanamo bay detainees are now on hunger strike so i'm going to the edge of death detention in. watching take with me. now the surviving suspect in last week's terror bombings in boston is reportedly conscious in hospital and has been able to make a written statement for the first time the.
lawmakers according to him to be deprived of his right to a defense. after ten months being holed up in london's ecuadorian embassy the world's top. tell us why the u.k. is spending millions on watching his every move. and authorities starfall opposition attempts to disrupt a controversial film no one writes to me and rallies and clashes with police. and call from guantanamo bay detainees are now on hunger strike so i'm going to the edge of death detention in. watching take with me. now the...
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it is a symbolic gesture of america's current defense strategy. nhk world, singapore. >>> chinese government officials have accused japan of make trouble over islands in the sea. they refer to territory disputes involving other nations in the asia pacific region. japan is the only country singled out by name. the report says the military must protect china's sovereignty and marine interest. they will develop their ability to carry out mobile operations. chinese warships patrol waters near the senkaku islands on wednesday as part of an exercise. the document is the first defense white paper since president took office last month. he's a security analyst. he gave us his take on where china's military policy is headed. >> it reflects the new leaders idea of course so they change the structure of contents completely. the feature of the paper must be specific. they criticize japan is making trouble on the issue of senkaku islands and also criticizing the united states to adjust their policy in the asia-pacific. they introduced the army structure in the
it is a symbolic gesture of america's current defense strategy. nhk world, singapore. >>> chinese government officials have accused japan of make trouble over islands in the sea. they refer to territory disputes involving other nations in the asia pacific region. japan is the only country singled out by name. the report says the military must protect china's sovereignty and marine interest. they will develop their ability to carry out mobile operations. chinese warships patrol waters...
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. >> the parents and neighbors were quick to come to their fat -- their defense. >> i feel sorry for what happened to my neighbor. i cannot believe it. these days, if you go to a mosque, you're labeled a terrorist. the school where they were in the junior class on religion. the questions from the teacher, what is this long? what does jihaddist mean? -- what is islam? they insist he learned nothing about radicalism and from his glasses. >> this is their upbringing. a sign of unity from the bloody campaign being brought here based on islamic law. intelligent passed on to the united states had already led to tamerlan being interviewed by the fbi. this is one video you posted on youtube. caspian sea shore on saturday, young brides were celebrating their weddings. family ties taking precedence over anything else here. the celebrations, the police were carrying automatic rifles. >> in israel, three major airlines have gone on strike. they are protesting against the open agreement with the european union. a bomb in northwest pakistan has it a military convoy killing four pakistani soldiers.
. >> the parents and neighbors were quick to come to their fat -- their defense. >> i feel sorry for what happened to my neighbor. i cannot believe it. these days, if you go to a mosque, you're labeled a terrorist. the school where they were in the junior class on religion. the questions from the teacher, what is this long? what does jihaddist mean? -- what is islam? they insist he learned nothing about radicalism and from his glasses. >> this is their upbringing. a sign of...
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defense analysts are trying to understand where all of this is headed. akimoto has been tracking the situation for the defense of securities studies, a british think tank. >> north korean commanders are organizing their troops. they want to respond by the u.s. and the south korean forces. with such tensions, north korean soldiers can't afford to be taking part in mental parlay. thus said, there is little possibility of renewed fighting between the two koreas. u.s. and south korean commanders staged their exercise to train their troops in joint operations and to put on a show of strength. the leaders in pyongyang are simply responding to that. these are psychological tactics. we see little signs that ground troops are preparing for war. no troops have moved south, and we have no reports of anything unusual happening in pyongyang. military tensions always risk causing something unpredictable. a nervous front line soldier could fire a shot by mistake and prompt an exchange of gunfire and start a fight that could escalate. with this dynamic, u.s. leaders cou
defense analysts are trying to understand where all of this is headed. akimoto has been tracking the situation for the defense of securities studies, a british think tank. >> north korean commanders are organizing their troops. they want to respond by the u.s. and the south korean forces. with such tensions, north korean soldiers can't afford to be taking part in mental parlay. thus said, there is little possibility of renewed fighting between the two koreas. u.s. and south korean...
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i was a lawyer and we did some criminal, we did some defense work for doctors. and we'd say, 90% of your problem is a communication problem. from the very beginning, you would sit there and tell your patients what's going on, why it's happening and explain it to them. they would you know, you'd build a better relationship. >> i've heard from several members of congress that cannot understand scientists when they come to present their work to them and look for funding. why would you give money to somebody who's work you don't understand? doesn't make sense. what we do, we don't normally -- improvisation is an innovative way to help them relate to the people they're talking to, so that gets a lot of attention because it's innovative. we also teach writing and what we're trying to do is make it clear and vivid. not dumb it down. not make it oversimplified, but make it so that you, for instance, we started a contest called flame challenge where scientists around the world were invited to explain what a flame was so an 11-year-old could understand it. and thousands o
i was a lawyer and we did some criminal, we did some defense work for doctors. and we'd say, 90% of your problem is a communication problem. from the very beginning, you would sit there and tell your patients what's going on, why it's happening and explain it to them. they would you know, you'd build a better relationship. >> i've heard from several members of congress that cannot understand scientists when they come to present their work to them and look for funding. why would you give...
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who packs a mean punch as boxing great floyd mayweather jr used confidence and head of his next title defense the w.b.c. welterweight champion faces fellow american robert guerrero in las vegas on may the fourth the thirty sixth mayweather has yet to taste defeat while his fast poor opponent has lost and he wants. everybody had a game plan all forty three opponents had a game plan all forty three points came up short so i could care less you know what my opponent has to say fars joking like i said before as a right now and there's not a blueprint on how to be floyd mayweather. and britain's most successful m.p. and sir chris hoy says he spend every last ounce of effort and energy as the six time cycling champion announced his retirement at the age of thirty seven. trying go on for another year i think you've been to too much and too far when you're too far for me and i didn't want to turn up just to leave the crowd and get drunk so i want to be there to try and win a medal for scotland and because i don't feel like i can do that i'd rather just step aside and let someone else take my place an
who packs a mean punch as boxing great floyd mayweather jr used confidence and head of his next title defense the w.b.c. welterweight champion faces fellow american robert guerrero in las vegas on may the fourth the thirty sixth mayweather has yet to taste defeat while his fast poor opponent has lost and he wants. everybody had a game plan all forty three opponents had a game plan all forty three points came up short so i could care less you know what my opponent has to say fars joking like i...
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they're saying a strong defense force is part of china's modernization. the paper refers indirectly to the united states. it says the country has strengthenned it's asia-pacific military alliances and they have expanded in the region and makes the situation tenser. the report first directly to japan regarding the sankaku islands. china and taiwan claim them. the white paper also gives details on military event. it says they carried out exercises in the pacific about ten times since 2007. >> the chinese military must protect our country's sovereignty and marine interests. >> for the first time they revealed a defense person break down. china says they have 2.3 million troops. but it didn't list the number of strategic missile units or armed police. >> no issue of territorial sovereignty exists over the sankaku islands. china's comments and claims are unacceptable. >> he added that the government will protect japan's water, land, and air space. >>> executives of japanese telecom giant softbank said they will go ahead and complete the buyout of the third lar
they're saying a strong defense force is part of china's modernization. the paper refers indirectly to the united states. it says the country has strengthenned it's asia-pacific military alliances and they have expanded in the region and makes the situation tenser. the report first directly to japan regarding the sankaku islands. china and taiwan claim them. the white paper also gives details on military event. it says they carried out exercises in the pacific about ten times since 2007....